Aspire NZ Seed Fund
Invests alongside private leads in early-stage New Zealand technology ventures at proof-of-concept and seed stages.
Aspire NZ Seed Fund is a direct equity co-investment vehicle operated by New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP) on behalf of the New Zealand Crown. Originally established in 2006 as the Seed Co-Investment Fund (SCIF), it was rebranded Aspire in 2020. The fund invests off its own balance sheet, recycling returns into follow-on deployments, and has backed more than 260 New Zealand technology co…
Crown-backed equity co-investment alongside private lead investors into early-stage New Zealand technology companies at proof-of-concept, seed, and early expansion stages, across agri-tech, life sciences, clean-tech, space, and AI/ML.
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